We headed out from our home at 0831 on 12 July on a
great adventure. We were ultimately headed for Cru 19, the biennial gathering
of Cru staff from around the world and representing manifold ministries. But,
having done this before, and with the threat that this could be the LAST
gathering in Fort Collins, CO, we planned a few adventures both going and
coming and these next blog posts will recount those.
Not surprisingly, our first day had it’s own
adventure. We programed the GPS to take us the shortest route from Northport to
Creede, CO. This turned out to be a route through Memphis, then across
Arkansas, and then Oklahoma. The interesting part came when we crossed into
extreme North Texas (north of Amarillo).
We discovered an almost uninhabited region with
straight two-lined roads with a speed limit of 75 mph! And….no services. We had intended to get a
hotel around 8:30, but we had hit this stretch of road a bit before 8 PM. We drove on and filled up with gas at a
station which was closed, but whose pumps took credit cards 24 hours.
We finally, around 10 PM found a very nice La Quinta
in Pampa, TX. That bed sure looked good!
We crossed a corner of New Mexico, and then into
southern CO. We happened across the tallest sand dunes in North America. We said,
“we may never pass this way again” and turned in. It was very interesting, and
we were very happy we stopped there.
On the way, we couldn't resist stopping by the "tallest sand dunes in North America" at the Great Sandunes National Park.
We arrived in Snowshoe Lodge in Creede in the late afternoon and met the nice Texas couple who had acquired he lodge a month before. The wife prepared the BEST hotel breakfast, and likely the BEST breakfast we have eaten away from home.
We’ll describe Creede adventure next.
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